=====[V7] ISSUE: Guest virtual machines are not shown in AhsayOBM backup source when creating a VMware Workstation backup set ===== ^ Article ID ^ Reviewed ^ AhsayOBM ^ Operating System ^ | 5205 | 2017-01-23 | 7.5.0.0 to 7.x | Windows | ATTENTION 1st January, 2022: v7 officially End-of-Life [details] ===== Problem Description: ===== When creating a VMware Workstation backup set no guest virtual machines are shown in the AhsayOBM backup source. {{:public:vm_workstation12-1.png?direct&600|}} Even though the guest virtual machines are available in the VMware Workstation UI. {{:public:vm_workstation12-0.png?direct&600|}} ===== Cause: ===== This is a VMware Workstation configuration issue, the virtual machine sharing and remote access setting have not been enabled. ===== Resolution: ===== On the VMware Workstation UI: 1. Go to [Edit]>[Preferences]>[Shared VMs]. 2. Click on [Enable Sharing] and then [OK] to confirm. {{:public:wk_settings_02.png?direct&600|}} ===== Keywords:===== VMware Workstation, virtual machine sharing, backup source, VM, configuration